I have been compelled lately to know and understand God’s will and plan more. Many times throughout my life I have done things outside of God’s will and plan. Going through such times has taught my many valuable lessons. One thing we need to understand is the difference between God’s will and God’s plan. I…
The opening of the seventh seal of the scroll by Jesus reveals the seven trumpet judgments. Six of these trumpet judgments are seen in 8:6-9:21. The events recorded in chapter 10 take place between the sixth and seventh trumpets. The seventh trumpet is seen chapter 11. Out of the seven trumpets, there are seven…
Scripture Reading: Psalm 133 ; 1 Corinthians 1:11-17 ; Philippians 2:1-2 Unity is sometimes difficult to achieve. However, it should not be as difficult as we sometimes make it to be. God is pleased when His people are united. We are not to follow man, but we are to follow Christ. Though separation is sometimes…
Scripture Reading: Psalm 139 This Psalm is one of my personal favorites. It describes the awesome power and greatness of our God. We learn of the attributes of God. He is omniscient (v. 1-6). He knows all things. There is nothing that we say or do that He does not know. He knows every thought…
The debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham was very interesting. Both men stayed true to their points of view. My prayer is that God will use this debate to get people to think and search for the truth. I pray that the seeds of the Gospel that were planted would be watered and would…
When an individual seriously considers the benefits of knowing Jesus, how can anyone not want to be saved? Why would you not receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Why would you not accept his gift of grace? The apostle Paul describes to us in our text, the amazing benefits of justification by faith. There…
When we think of the ‘Sabbath’, we think of a day that we set aside to spend time with God in worship and in the study of His Word. God gave us the command to ‘remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy’. Our ‘Sabbath’ day is typically and traditionally on Sunday. This is the…
Does God respond to man? Does God act in response to the prayers of men? These are very difficult questions to consider. Those who believe that God does not act in response to man will have a very difficult time explaining certain passages of scripture. There are those who feel that God controls the very…
The WordPress.com stats helpers prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. The purpose of this blog is to provide informing and encouraging articles that will help to cultivate spiritual growth in the lives of believers and to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway…
The final component of discipleship in the local church is unity. The believers in the early church had all things common and were together. Notice what the text says in Acts chapter two, “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon…
Pastor Chris Noland 